What is the Mississippi governor salary?
Short answer: the Mississippi governor salary is $160,000 a year. The current figure took effect Jan. 1, 2024.
Use $160,000 for the Mississippi governor salary
The Mississippi governor salary is $160,000 a year. HB1426 from the 2022 Regular Session amended Mississippi Code Section 25-3-31 to say that, from and after Jan. 1, 2024, the Governor receives an annual salary of $160,000.
The constitutional rule is that the governor's compensation is fixed by law. Article 5, Section 118 also says that compensation may not be increased or diminished during the governor's term.
What changed
- Current salary: $160,000 a year.
- Effective date: from and after Jan. 1, 2024.
- Legal source: HB1426 amended Mississippi Code Section 25-3-31.
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What is the Mississippi governor salary?
The Mississippi governor salary is $160,000 a year. HB1426 from the 2022 Regular Session amended Mississippi Code Section 25-3-31 to say that, from and after Jan. 1, 2024, the Governor receives an annual salary of $160,000.
How much does the Mississippi governor make?
The Mississippi governor makes $160,000 a year under the current salary figure set by HB1426, chapter 508 of the 2022 Regular Session.
Who sets the Mississippi governor salary?
Mississippi Constitution Article 5, Section 118 says the governor receives compensation fixed by law. HB1426 amended Mississippi Code Section 25-3-31 to set the current $160,000 annual salary.
Sources
- Mississippi Legislature HB1426, 2022 Regular Session, As Sent to Governor - Official Legislature bill text amending Mississippi Code Section 25-3-31 to set the Governor salary at $160,000 from and after Jan. 1, 2024.
- Mississippi Legislature HB1426 bill history XML - Official bill history showing HB1426 disposition as Law, chapter 508.
- Mississippi Constitution, Article 5, Section 118 - Official Mississippi Secretary of State PDF: the governor receives compensation fixed by law, which may not be increased or diminished during the term.